The Planet Saturn
The Planet Saturn — É. L. Trouvelot, Astronomical Drawings (1882).
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Where it works
Trouvelot's Saturn, a cream banded globe inside wide pale rings on a black field, drawn in 1882 and set on a cream page. The most recognizable of his planets, it suits a bedroom, desk or kids room on charcoal, navy or white at 16×24 in black, with his Planet Jupiter.
Style, size & framing detail
- Style
- Antique natural-history plate
- Era
- 19th century
- Orientation
- Portrait
- Palette
- black, cream, ochre, grey
- Mood
- minimal, moody
- Rooms
- bedroom, kids room, hallway or entryway
- Good gift for
- housewarming, anniversary
Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.
Framing. A slim black or natural wood frame right to the plate edge; the plate's own margin frames the subject.
Pairing. Hangs alone or as a matched pair; three or more prints are 10% off.
